There are 6 ways to get from Harare to Grahamstown by plane, bus, car, car train, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly to Port Elizabeth, bus
best- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)HRE - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstown
7h 32mR 5,016–8,919Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Harare to Bloemfontein
- Take the bus from Bloemfontein to Grahamstown
33h 29mR 1,629–2,166Drive, car train
- Drive from Harare to Germiston
- Take the car train from Germiston to Queenstown
- Drive from Queenstown to Grahamstown
30h 18mR 4,192–6,143Drive 2,085.2 km
- Drive from Harare to Grahamstown2,085.2 km
23h 13mR 6,356–9,181Fly to East London, bus
- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to East London (ELS)HRE - ELS
- Take the bus from East London to Grahamstown
8h 8mR 4,086–7,099Bus via Johannesburg
- Take the bus from Harare to Johannesburg
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to King William's Town
- Take the bus from King William's Town to Grahamstown
39h 8mR 1,754–2,234
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Harare to Grahamstown is to bus which costs R 1 600 - R 2 200 and takes 33h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Harare to Grahamstown is to fly and bus which takes 7h 32m and costs R 5 000 - R 9 000.
No, there is no direct bus from Harare to Grahamstown. However, there are services departing from Harare and arriving at Grahamstown via Bloemfontein. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 29m.
The distance between Harare and Grahamstown is 2014 km. The road distance is 2085.2 km.
The best way to get from Harare to Grahamstown without a car is to bus which takes 33h 29m and costs R 1 600 - R 2 200.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Harare to Grahamstown, including transfers.
Harare to Grahamstown bus services, operated by Tamuka Coaches, depart from Harare station.
Harare to Grahamstown bus services, operated by Tamuka Coaches, arrive at Bloemfontein station.
Yes, the driving distance between Harare to Grahamstown is 2085 km. It takes approximately 23h 13m to drive from Harare to Grahamstown.
There are 73+ hotels available in Grahamstown.
What companies run services between Harare, Zimbabwe and Grahamstown, South Africa?
You can take a bus from Harare to Grahamstown via Bloemfontein in around 33h 29m.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 3,100–10,000
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 3,400–15,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,300–13,000
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,800–15,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 3,000–11,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,300–13,000
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to East London via Lusaka, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–16,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 3,300–23,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,800–11,000
- Phone
- 080 122 9091
- MLPS.Info@prasa.com
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Germiston to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 300–480
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Tourist (Sleeper)
- R 480
- Economy (Sitter)
- R 300
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- info@vilamora.co.za
- Website
- vila-mora.co.za
Bus from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 310–430
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
Bus from Bloemfontein to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 390–550
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
- Phone
- +27 84 575 4609
- info@tamukacoaches.com
- Website
- tamukacoaches.com
Bus from Harare to Bloemfontein
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://tamukacoaches.com/
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from East London to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from King William's Town to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +(263) 77 608 6257
- ask@citybuscoaches.com
- Website
- citybuscoaches.com
Bus from Harare to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 835
- Website
- https://citybuscoaches.com/
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Johannesburg to King William's Town
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–800
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Full Flexi
- R 550–800
- Flexi
- R 500–700
- Saver
- R 460–650
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